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I question Waris Shah today...

"to respond from his grave"

In the love-story...

start a new chapter today

"It took the cries of one daughter of Punjab..."

"to inspire you to write legends that provoked and hurt"

"Millions of Punjab's daughters weep today..."

and implore Waris Shah

"There is only one truth in the universe, the name of God"

WaheGuru... WaheGuru...

"There was darkness all over But with the worth of Guru Nanak..."

the World was illuminated

It happened in 1946. The cruel monsoon was creating havoc

The country's emotional cord was on the verge of being divided

In the embers lay hidden the sparks

If the nation was already on fire somewhere...

it was on the verge of being set afire elsewhere

Punjab was not untouched either

That was just the beginning of the partition of the country

In the name of Allah...

Glory to Pakistan

Hail Almighty...

I implore the poet Waris Shah...

"to write about this tragedy from his grave..."

Innocent children who had not even learnt their alphabets...

were thrust into the fire of anger and hatred

"But like a flowing river, life too finds its own course"

This is one such story

Only the names of the protagonists in this story are make-believe...

as for the rest... it's the naked truth

"Tighter still, Trilok!"

"Kartar, is it 11 already? - Oh yes, it is"

I've had it!

Bloody ass! Wait there...

"Sorry, my foot! Where will you go...?"

You think I'm going to spare you?

Stop there or you're going to die! Stop there!

"What happened, Trilok? - So you won't stop...?"

Here I come then...

Damn you! You think I'll spare you...?

"At least now say "Hail Motherland"

I'm not sparing you...! Wait there!

There's still no trace of your son

The Sun is out and there's no news of him

He must be coming any moment. Why are you getting angry?

Smile...

He's helping the nation

But he has no time to extend any help to me

The lawyers are taking the youth on the wrong path

Hello... I've just driven a constable tired... watch out

That's all right

Here comes your prince

Ask Lord Mountbatton if he has the time to attend his sister's wedding

Is Lord Mountbatton's sister getting married too?

Idiot! I'm talking about your son

"Once things are settled, he'll surely come"

"Know what, brother? Mother's taking a scolding for you since this morning"

"Kooggi, our father's an old opt-repeated record"

"Once he's stuck on something, he remains stuck"

God! Want me to call father...? Fat her...

"Don't do that, fiery Goddess! - Oh no. Father, brother says..."

he wants some tea

The English have led our youth astray with free tea

Don't anyone dare bring tea into this house

Here you are

"Come well in time, brother"

"Else, I'll nurse a grudge against you all my life"

"Like my father, you too think I'm an irresponsible man"

Just get to the village. I'll come on horseback after you

Must I bring a fair maiden for you too then?

Ask your father. - So I must. Father...

"Father, brother says..."

What is the occasion today sir? On a big shopping spree

After years I am going to my village. I have a big family

My daughter is of marriageable age. I have responsibilities to shoulder

"Sir, should I write name of the city as Amritsar or Chattoani?"

Chattoani is our ancestral town... write that only. Rest as God wills

"Madam, Sir has sent this for you"

How long will it take your Sir to come?

Any time now

Twelve anna please?

The account is now clear. Please take these four annas...

and give it to your daughter as a token of my blessings

It would be better if you gave it yourself

"Look! In business and dealings, you should not delay matters"

"When your daughter comes home, I will definitely come to bless her"

Keep this

Bye... Bye

"Major shopping is complete. As for sweets and oil, buy it in Chattoani"

You don't worry about that

Just go to Chattoani to see the boy

"And if you approve of him, give him sweets and money to seal the alliance"

This time I will finalize Puro's marriage and come... rest as God wills

Kooggi... Kooggi...

Hail India! Big Brother - Hail India... Where is Kooggi?

"Like a little bird, she must be flying around somewhere"

"My child, just see if Puro's father needs anything"

Aunty... my respects to you. - Long live Son

He is an ardent follower of Gandhi

Kooggi. Where were you? - I am right here

My sweet Kooggi. Do me a favour

Yes

Get some money out of our old father

"As it is, he has opened a free kitchen today"

"If you try, I might get some money for party work"

"You said"old man"to my father"

Kooggi... Kooggi.

Blood is thicker than water...

Father! Give me all the money you have in this jacket

"But, there is a lot of money in here..."

How much can you give me for my happiness?

Here... You... take it all

Really!

She has really taken away the entire money... Puro...

"Tell me brother, should I spend all the money in free kitchen...? No. No"

"Fly around as you like. In your in-laws house, you won't be able to do that"

Take flight my dear Love Bird...

Take flight my dear Love Bird...

It is time to meet your mate...

Take flight my dear Love Bird...

"In the warmth of the oven, you read love letter."

"The sparks keep flying, ...my love bird..."

Take flight my dear Love Bird...

"Since eyes have worn wings... They fly over the rainbow of love"

"I am immersed in your thoughts and cross distant horizons to reach you"

Take a flight my dear Love Bird...

"I dress-up like him and ask my friend if I look like him"

"It is time to cross the street... To meet your mate..."

"In a palanquin, you will leave"

take a flight my dear Love Bird...

"It is time to cross the street... To meet your mate..."

"How long they are taking? Rajjo, call Puro and your father"

Puro... Father

Kooggi... Don't let the marriage be sermonized till I reach there.

Promise me

Puro... Daughter...

May you always be happy.

Puro... Daughter... We are getting late

Send a telegram when your examination dates are finalised

"Even if you have to miss the examinations, make sure you..."

reach before marriage

Keep this money. Don't give it away in donations

Look after yourself

Long live my son

How are you feeling in Chattoani?

Good

It's not as big as your Amritsar.

"That's why I like it more... empty lanes, few people, fields all over..."

"in a wink, you can go from one end to the other end of the village"

Is this the only reason you like it?

What else?

Why? Isn't your mother here to find a groom for you?

Tell Puro's father that the boy's name is Ramchand

They belong to Rathoval and are my relations

Very nice people and he is the only son

They have vast tracts of land and own a big house and...

"you know, they have electricity in their house"

The boy is very handsome. Your Puro will be very happy in that house

"But only if you like, tell me, otherwise..."

"there is no dearth of eligible boys. If you wish, I will initiate talks"

Nothing wrong in that

Go along with some relations to see the boy

Rathoval is so near from here. If you like the boy...

"confirm the alliance. After Puro's work is one, I will finish my work also"

What have you to do?

Women in the village insist on holding prayers for the Goddess of fertility

"It is believed if she is appeased, this time I will be blessed with a son"

Brother Mohan!

You must be seeing many white skinned officers in Amritsar

Yes. Sometimes.

I believe their ladies are very pretty

Walk hand-in-hand with their men. - That is their custom

To hell with their custom. They have polluted our religion

Mohan! Have you seen Mahatma Gandhi?

No

I hear he wears only a loin-cloth and nothing above his waist.

And Englishmen are very scared of him

Mahatmaji is a top leader of Congress and the entire nation is behind him

"There it is... our Rathoval, turn left now"

Ramchand's Mother...

are you listening?

How often have I told you to speak softly when they are rehearsing music

Oh! But how do I look?

My God! The bride's people are coming to see your son and not you

But it is only you who always taunts me

"Okay! Now wear the jacket, which my father gave you, because you have..."

"All are watching as Sita steps into the pyre"

"Should she emerge unscathed, she is a goddess..."

"if not, a sinner"

"She whose very appearance brings solace to all..."

still reflects fire in her image

"We are mere mortals, but he is divine"

He who is against all ills...

how could he be so silent

"By walking through fire, Sita won the faith of all..."

"Though there was Rama, with his arms open..."

"Yet... that was the moment, which marked her exile"

"Whatever the circumstances, Mohanlalji, the country cannot be divided like that"

A handful of people from two communities cannot bring about this division

My salutations

"Come, sit. He is my son Ramchand. He has received a letter of..."

"appointment from the Lahore College, but he insists on teaching here."

Mohan... it seems you have only Gandhi's disciples in your fate

"Son, what are you doing these days?"

Translating Valmiki's ' Ramayan' in Urdu

"Having already translated Kalidas's 'Shakuntala' in Urdu, he is now..."

...bent on translating Ghalib's poems in Sanskrit

My son! I hope you are only changing the language and...

not the religion of the characters

"To me Valmiki, Kalidasa and Ghalib have common religion."

Only their language is different

"In every era, they have spoken the truth of their times"

"Bravo! But young man, write some poetry in Punjabi also so that..."

we people of agriculture can learn something about culture

"Mohanlalji, enough of Maneklalji's tidbits. Now what do you have to say?"

I like the boy

"You must be knowing, in our custom there is a system of exchanging"

Your daughter comes to our house and our daughter goes to your house.

I believe you have a son of marriageable age

He is studying law

If you approve the marriage of my younger daughter with your son...

then my son will be yours

Don't worry. We are not in a hurry for your reply

Nothing like that. I am happy with both the alliances

That's the spirit. Now get some sweets and give the boy a token

Very good...

good

Look ahead

Run... try to catch me!

Please stop

Try to catch. - Puro stop

Stay clear of the path... I am learning... stay clear...

O God!

The chunari (scarf) got wet in water. I was drying it up when...

I warned you not to be rash. But who listens

You are bent on learning in a single day.

If the cycle was damaged we would have had it from Uncle. Now get up

"Look! Because of you, I fell down"

If you do not know cycling. Why do you do it?

Now give me back my scarf and get away

Tara... Just a little more

The Goddess of fertility has listened to your prayers

Brother! It is a boy

Neelam... look Puro... your fiance is coming

Seems like brother-in-law is coming

Come here

Hey! Romeo... listen

Are you Ramchand of Rathoval? - Yes! Why?

Could I ask you something? - Sure!

Have you got engaged?

"Well, yes. - Then what will happen to me?"

Your nose seems all right

"If you wish, I can talk to my younger brother Laman"

What! Do I look like 'Surphanaka'

That can be ascertained only after your nose is chopped off

You are very stubborn... but at least meet your 'Janaki'

In that case tell your friend to think again.

Because Ram and Janaki had exile in their destiny

"Did you hear, what your fiance..."

"who writes the Ramayan in reverse way, has to say?"

"For this Ramchand, this Janaki, what to talk of exile?"

Will even cross a river of fire

Daughter! I hope you will not forget us after going to Chattoani

No Uncle.

God bless you. God bless you. Take this

Bye...

Puro... how long will you take? Make it fast

Rashid!

Will you go around the girl wasting time or do something?

Uncle! I am not getting the right opportunity

Is there anything else? - What else can there be?

"If you don't have the guts, tell me. I will get her"

"I have promised everybody. If I do not fulfill it, tell me"

Like weaving thread into cloth...

"the mother always dreams of uniting her family"

It is beyond me to explain...

"why a daughter has to leave her mother's home"

"All the comforts and luxuries for the son... and..."

"...a stranger's hand for the daughter"

On this eve of separation...

"one wonders why daughters are born at all"

Puro...

Yes Mother!

There are not enough vegetables in the house and someone from your...

in-laws' house may come any time to take your measurements

"Go with your sister to the nearby fields, get some ladyfinger..."

and make some sweet rice

Yes Mother!

What happened?

Nothing. I'll get it. Come Rajjo

mw

Why are you in a hurry?

Rajjo! Walk fast! I don't know why you walk so slowly

Why are you afraid?

Run Rajjo. Run...

Run

Puro...

Mother... Mother

What happened?

What happened? - Mother... Puro...

Why are you bringing down the roof with your noise?

What happen? - Puro...

Tell me what happened - Mother... the fields...

Puro's father...

Puro's father...

What happened? Will you go on crying? Tell me something?

What happened to Puro?

Look for her and bring her back... Puro's father... Bring her...

My daughter... my daughter Puro...

Look for her and bring her back

Where do I search and bring back your Puro from?

Where are you going Puro's father?

The Police Station

"Will talk to the chief priest, maybe he can show us some way..."

The faith of Hindus...

"If you want the well being of your daughter, come with me"

Close the door

Sit down

Sahuji! A years-old score has been settled. With interest

"Your daughter will be returned. If you wish, you may report to the police"

We have more young men in our house

"It's in your interest to keep quiet. Otherwise, we can tell everybody"

Look! I pray to you... don't destroy my daughter's life

"Aslam, show him the door"

Come! Will you or...

"Listen! Whatever you say, I am ready to do... I'll lick your spit..."

return my daughter... please...

Your Puro is gone... your Puro is dead.

Get up Puro... get up

My God...

Forgive me for my crime

But please come to your senses

Wake up Puro

My respects...

Puro... Puro... I have come

Puro... Iook I have come before time

Rajjo...

Brother...

Any news of Puro yet?

Where are you going?

Police Station. I will talk to the concerned officer.

Maybe we will get some clue - Have you gone crazy?

"In a day or two, guests will start arriving in our house for the wedding"

How will I face them? - N You mean...?

"Son, once the wedding rituals begin, the wedding cannot be stalled"

This is the custom

Mother! Whose wedding are you talking about?

"Now even if we have to marry our younger daughter, we will do that"

Mother...

Father... What is the matter with you people?

Puro is not traceable and you... - Puro is dead for us

"Even if found, who will marry her?"

How will I shoulder her responsibility all my life?

I am a father of three daughters

Fate took away one from me and what about the other two?

"The one whose daughter is kidnapped, loses all dignity and self-respect"

"If she does not get married today, the entire society will ostracise us"

The world is not as bad as you presume

Don't you dare lecture me!

Am I my daughter's enemy?

"Instead of being supportive, you are arguing with me"

"If we suppress this now, it will remain suppressed"

Are people fools that they won't question you about Puro?

I will tell them that she contracted the plague

And has been sent to Lahore for treatment

Or you suggest some other plausible lie...

now we will have to live with this lie forever

I don't agree with you

I will not rest until I find Puro

"You dare not step out of this house, otherwise I will kill myself..."

"After that, you do what you like"

My son. I beg you. Please support your father...

and go to Shyamlal's house

They must be preparing for the marriage

Both of you remain calm and decide what to tell them

Let this crisis blow over

Do what you like. But after your younger sister gets married...

I beg of you. Please save my honour

Where am I?

With me

Who are you?

Rashid. I live in Chattoani

Why did you bring me here?

I... will tell you later

Anyone there! Any one there! Any one there?

"A basket full of bangles... Laden with a load of flowers..."

"The illuminated palenquin Brings the bride..."

My brother riding the mare...

has vanquished Doaba (The land of two rivers)

Bravo... Bravo

The courtyard echoes with drums...

"The bridegroom rides the mare... The mare dances with glee"

"Let anklets chime in the mare's feet while the drums beat"

Dance...

let the butterflies glimmer

"Sisters all bring in the light with henna on their fingers"

"Lovely matted hair, silver rings..."

"the mothers rejoice at the wedding"

"My brother riding the mare... has vanquished the land of rivers..."

Bravo... Bravo...

The courtyard echoes with drums...

Kashmiri Shawls for sale...

Come daughter. Eat it while the sweet is fresh and hot

Later!

Now what happened. Ever since I came you have been clamoring to eat.

Greetings - Namaste... Is Shahji in?

Yes... He is inside... come

You stay out

"No one does anything for me, brother"

What is it? - I want to eat some jalebis

So go outside and eat. - If someone gave it to me!

Why? Can't you eat it on your own?

Can't you see? There's henna on my palms

So that's how it is?

"If you were still a kid, I'd have surely fed you"

"But now, only your husband can feed you... isn't it?"

"Brother, I'm still a kid and I refuse to grow up"

Lajo... someone's here to meet you. He's sitting in the courtyard. Hurry

Who could have come to meet me?

Well? Who are you?

Well... - Well?

And could you remove this strand of hair from my eyes please?

God! Look at the way this girl talks!

Lajo... that's your Trilok!

"Welcome, Trilok"

Lajo...

Don't mind what she says. She's still a kid

When did you come? - Right now

"Come, let's go inside"

Why are you torturing yourself? Come inside and eat some thing.

You have not eaten anything in the last two days

Pity me. Please leave me at my house

Who will quench my thirst then?

"Rashid... Rashid... I beg of you... I touch your feet, take me to my house"

For the sake of your God! Even you must be having sisters and mothers

My honour is in your hands

Oh Sir!

"What are you saying Sir, we also have daughters, we can feel your pain"

Don't misunderstand me. For the happiness of my daughter...

"I offer 4000 grams of gold and 20,000//- Rupees in cash"

You just give your approval

What is your advice brother?

Let's discuss it with Ramchand and his mother

"No father. I pray nobody suffer such misfortune, but just think..."

whenever they see me they will think of their elder daughter

And when their own sister looks at me what will she think of me...

that I was her would be brother-in-law

No father

This relationship is not appropriate for their younger daughter

Ramchand is absolutely right

What right?

This will only increase their problems

Father! May I say something?

Go ahead

"Father, Uncle's son Kirpal is also of my age... Why not...?"

If elder Brother does not agree?

Why will he not agree? I will talk to him

I am giving my darling daughter to them

You relax. I will talk myself

And listen. Don't demand a single penny from them

And tell them for a minimum number of guests at the marriage

When there is tragedy in their house how can we have celebrations?

Brother-in-law Shahji wants you in that room

"Mohanlalji, I propose the marriage of my son Kirpal with your younger..."

daughter Rajjo. First you solemnize marriage of Trilok and Lajo

Do you agree to that?

I agree

"Sir, it is quite possible that she might have eloped with her boyfriend"

"Sir, I think you should investigate the matter"

"Now, you are going to teach us what we should do"

Stop using the language of leaders with me

"Sir, you are compelling me to complain about you to the higher authorities"

Go and report to the highest authority. Who comes here?

Hey! Mister! Take down this gentleman's complaint and tell him to go away.

Go now...

Trilok...

My respects Father

May you live long. Where is Trilok?

He has gone to Police station

I had told him not to...

Tomorrow morning you get ready

The priest will come to solemnize our marriage

Have pity on me Rashid

Look Puro. Nothing is going to happen

Don't burden me with unnecessary sins

I swear upon God. I can't see you crying

"Swear by your god and tell me the truth, why you did this to me?"

Puro our relationship has bearings of past among our families

But what will you gain by knowing? What had to happen has happened

Entire life... I will not give you any cause for complain

"If you are so concerned about me, why don't you tell me?"

Puro our Sheikh family and your Shah family have been on inimical terms...

from the time of our forefathers

"Your grandfather, for the sake of Rs.500//- for which he had mortgaged..."

our house levied interest and interest upon interest and ultimately

...acquired the house by a court order and displaced the Sheikh clan

Not only that

Their juniors insulted our womenfolk

And your grandfather's elder son kept my grandfather's daughter...

for three nights in his house by force

All this happened in front of my grandfather

At that time the Sheikh clan were in tatters

All swallowed the humiliation helplessly

But my grandfather made my father...

and his elder brother to swear on the Holy Quran...

to take the revenge for this humiliation

"Now in net generation..."

when the arrangements of your marriage started...

my uncle's rage touched its crescendo

"They made me swear, infuriated my anger and..."

made me promise them to kidnap the girl of Shah's before she got married

"Puro, the very first day I saw you..."

"God is my witness, I fell in love with you"

On the one hand is my love and on the other is the pressure of my family

I kidnapped you but I swear I cannot see you suffering

My Uncle kidnapped your aunt. Rashid. What is my fault in that?

You have left me nowhere

That is what I said. But my Uncles were pressurizing me

"On their inciting you, you kidnapped me..."

Puro... I will lay all the comforts of the world at your feet

I am not like your uncle... who threw away a girl after three nights

Let me meet my mother just once

Good soul! Now there is no place for you in that house

No Hindu from their clan will even touch water of the Shah family

Puro you have lived in my house for full 15 days

But... I have only touched food and water in your house

"Who will believe this? Tell me who will, Puro?"

"But I, as a gentleman... I will first marry you"

So have you done what you wanted?

Now write a complaint to the Governor also

Now let it be

Today Lajo's brother is coming to take you and her

"From there, proceed to Amritsar"

I will take care of this place

When I did not return home...

what must have been the condition of my mother and my younger sister?

They must be grieving and crying the same way my grandfather...

my uncle and my father did when my aunt was kidnapped

The police failed to trace them

But how could they anyway?

The police were bribed Rs. 500//-

You know that today we are in a much stronger position

The entire village is full of Muslims

No Hindu can dare look into our eyes

It's gratifying that their lives and properties are safe

They are scared for their lives. They cannot utter a word

If they raise a finger against us...

our men will not allow them to cross over the lake

Have my parents gone back to Amritsar?

No... not yet

Where am I? How far away from my village?

You are at the backside of Madhav-kiya well...

which is across the village and in my fields.

Probably you are dreaming of going to your village

Not now. Let the atmosphere cool down

Let six months pass by

I will take you there also

Puro... my child... Puro

People will come to know

My daughter... your luck... we have nothing to offer

"In a short while, Sheikh's men will reach here and kill all of us"

"Father, take me to Amritsar... Take me to Amritsar... Take me"

Where will I keep you? Who will marry you?

Your religion is gone... it is desecrated

At this time whatever we say they will squeeze out every drop of our blood

In that case you kill me with your own hands... kill me...

Mother kill me with your own hands...

I wish you were dead at birth. Just go away from here

Go away now... go

Father.

The Sheikhs must be coming. Your father and your brother will be annihilated.

They will kill all of us

My daughter go... we gave birth to you... now do us this favor

Good soul!

Now there is no place for you in that house

Puro... Puro...

Like weaving thread into cloth...

"the mother always dreams of uniting her family..."

"It is beyond me to explain..."

"why a daughter has to leave her mother's home"

"All the comforts and luxuries for the son..."

"and a stranger's hand for the daughter"

On this eve of separation...

"one wonders why daughters are born at all"

"why a daughter has to leave her mothers home"

I had told you so... let's go...

"The marriage of Sheikh Rashid, son of Sheikh Yusuf with Sheikh Hamida..."

is being solemnized with alimony of Rs. 11//- do you accept it... accept it...

...accept it...

Yes

Why had they called you to the Police Station? Something about Puro?

Your darling son had lodged a complaint

"Now, to take back that complaint I had to grease their palms"

"I am thinking if I get a good price for this Mansion, I will sell it."

I don't want to stay here any more

"Listen, I have nobody of my own here"

Neither mother nor sister and not even father

That is why I have decided to shift to Sakkadali village...

which is far away from here

"There, a distant cousin of mine has arranged a house for us"

"If we continue to stay here, the news might spread..."

which might infuriate Hindus

Here my Uncle will look after my fields

"Carry whatever goods you can. The rest, we will see there"

And listen. Your parents have safely reached Amritsar

Damn you!

Scoundrels! May you rot!

May you have nowhere to go!

That's another one in the cage

"She is a nice girl, Rashid"

The other day when I visited your house I saw her sitting like a lost soul

Rahim's wife told me that she has become very friendly with her

But you stupid. You mend your ways

The whole day you are singing Puro... Puro...

"Tell me, you must have given her some name at the time of marriage"

Mother - You keep quiet.

"Listen, you tattoo her name on her arm."

Then you will get used to calling her by that name

No one will inquire or investigate

Are you listening?

Did you call me?

Extend your hand? He will tattoo your name on your hand

"Madam, your name. ...H... Hamida"

Yes. Her name is Puro... Yes Sir...

I had lodged a report Sir but... as yet there is no information...

I will be grateful Sir.

"If you say, I can come to Lahore..."

Okay... Thank you Sir...

"Mother, shall we go? - Look at this"

Here you are. - Let's go

May I say something...? - Yes

How long you are going to torture yourself...?

So what should I do?

"As far as father is concerned, Puro is dead"

Maybe I cannot feel his agony

But how can I forget that she is my sister...

"and wherever she may be, she must be waiting for me?"

I am not able to do anything for her. Mother also cries for her alone

She stops me from taking any step to trace her

I don't know what to do

I will not stop you

"You must trace Puro. After all, she is your sister"

"But now you are not alone, I am also your responsibility"

I only request you to let things cool down a bit

"In haste, your efforts may go wrong"

"Once we know her whereabouts, you can go yourself and bring her"

"If needed, kidnap her"

Trilok...

There is a letter from Rajjo On the 15th of the net month...

Rajjo and her husband are coming to pay their obeisances at the Golden Temple

You don't go away anywhere with your Congress Flag...

I am warning in advance

I had been to your house and came to know you are here

I just received news from Delhi

Every 'Area Committee' member has been asked to be on guard

There have been stray incidents of violence between Hindus and Muslims

The Government apprehends some escalation

If something like that happens here...

we will have to make all efforts to maintain peace

"In a short while, all members are gathering..."

in the District Committee's office

"I will leave now, as I have to also inform the others"

Rajjo...

Father...

Father...

So you are back from Golden Temple? - Yes

Where is my son-in-law?

He has gone to the market with brother

I have returned from the market and now he has gone...

"Friends, apart from a handful of Muslim League leaders..."

no one wants a partition of the country

Gandhiji has clearly told the British Government...

that if the price of independence is partition of the nation...

we do not want this independence

We absolutely do not want it

"For centuries, Hindus and Muslims have been living together in this country"

"Even the war of independence, we are fighting unitedly"

If the British government decides on partition...

"then the entire nation, remember, entire nation goes to jail against this move"

"Friends, this is the time to remain united"

All of you say with me... hail the motherland

hail the motherland...

hail the motherland

Trilokji. Do you think there will be partition?

If our leaders are prepared for a long fight for independence and...

"are ready to go to jail, there will be no partition"

Father was annoyed for your taking brother Kirpal to the party conference

There is nothing new about that

Do you have time to talk to me? - Lajo give back the book

First give me a reply

Okay. Did Rajjo tell you anything about Puro?

She must have seen someone

How do I explain to you that Puro? You are hammering the same thing

I feel you are very upset these days

You get up in the middle of night...

"you have lost your sleep, you have lost your appetite."

"No, everything is fine"

How do you say that?

You eat only once a day

And that too is not enough

You take neither milk nor curd or any butter

For what are you punishing me?

"Even otherwise, what good have you done to me?"

You are four months pregnant

Four months?

"Eat a lot of almonds, milk and other nourishing food."

And don't take up any heavy chores

I will take your leave. May God bless you

Rashid... my son... she is absolutely normal

"Still if there is anything, send a message through Rahim's mother"

I will come immediately. - Take this Mother

What is this? - Buy some sweets for your house

May god give you a long life... God bless

I am carrying the burden of your sin since the last 4 months

My pains are killing...

Spare me the agony...

I am destined to sorrows...

relieve me of destiny...

"My pains are killing... Spare me the agony..."

Let's spread sunshine...

under a peepal tree...

"Let's dance and sing and celebrate..."

"Season changing heralds arrival of Spring..."

"The yellow sunlight drips from the flowers of mustard..."

I am going pale with pain...

"My pains are killing... Spare me the agony..."

"I am destined to sorrows, relieve me of destiny"

Trapped she is...

She cannot escape from home...

The old man keeps coughing

"what is it that afflicts this Spring...?"

The branch is bent...

it cries out

"My pains are killing... Spare me the agony..."

"I am destined to sorrows, relieve me of destiny"

My son. God had willed otherwise. You are very unfortunate

How is she?

She is a very brave girl. May God bless her

"Can I see her? - Go, my son"

Pray for her

I will send the doctor for her

Rest as God wills

Write a letter as soon as you reach home

"Look after yourself. - Are you angry with me, brother?"

Silly girl. How can I be angry with you?

Brother...

If you know anything about Puro please tell me

Brother...

That night a Muslim had come to our house

"I don't know him, but I have seen him in a group of Muslims of our village"

Wait there... at least take the clothes

"Stop there, mad girl!"

Did you see the mad girl of late? - No

She's pregnant

What sort of a man must he be who...

Must be an animal who brought her to this state

She had no beauty... just a body

That knew no senses. Just a mangle of bones

That's another cage

The vultures have feasted on that too

What happened? - That mad woman...

She was a Hindu. And the Muslims took her son away?

They converted a Hindu boy into a Muslim!

Shame on us! The Muslims have conned us right under our noses!

Forget it. Who knows whose offspring of sin that baby is?

What would we do with the baby?

Worthless chap! It's a question of religion

If it has to do with money...

let's collect donations and give it to Mary. She'll bring up the baby

But at least ask Mary first. - Why won't she...?

Let's give her some silver and then talk to her

Things in the village are not very good

People are suspicious

What will we gain from this fight?

Things will only worsen

Let them take the baby away. If that is what they want

"Whatever the baby's fated for, will happen"

Why didn't the Hindus think of it earlier?

They could have taken the baby away and brought it up

They could give him the love of his parents

I'm the one who has been awake in the nights for six months

I've worn out my nails working for the baby

What good is all that talk?

Why not? I was the one who made the baby taste honey first...

and distributed sweets among the Muslims in the neighbourhood

So that the baby must never think his birth was not celebrated

Where were all these Hindus then?

Rashid...

Coming

Come on. The Village Chief has sent for you

Wait here. I'll come

What happened?

The Village Chief has sent for me. - I'm going with you

I'm rearing the baby. So I'll answer their questions

You're not going anywhere

He won't come alone. He'll bring half a dozen Muslims with him

Hello... Salaam

"So what do you intend, Rashid?"

Are you giving back the baby or aren't you?

I dare...? It's God's gift. Who am I to give it away?

That's evading the subject. Come to the point

I picked up the baby in God's name

"Had I not got there in time, some dog might have carried it away"

Allah willed it to live

"All right. If he's indeed tied to God, no one can break the bond"

What you should know is that his mother was a Hindu woman

We can't tolerate you taking away a Hindu baby

"No, I didn't know whether she was a Hindu or someone else"

She ate from Hindu homes as well as Muslim ones...

"She was mad. But you aren't, are you?"

You ought to have found the baby and brought it up right in the beginning

When did I stop anyone?

He's an infant. My wife has spent six months toiling for the baby

"Now that the baby has been saved, you start thinking of him"

Fear the wrath of Allah

"You will bring him up in God's name, won't you?"

"In God's name, I'm bringing up him too"

What am I getting out of it?

We don't want this thing to worsen

"He means nothing to us, nor does he mean anything to you"

This is a question of religion

And you mustn't stand in the way of religion

You are unnecessarily endangering your life

What if someone does any harm to you?

We will not take responsibility

So you had better hand over the baby to us

"And yes, you've been feeding the baby for so many days..."

you can collect payment for that

Oh yes! - Allah!

We're sending two men with this woman

They'll go to your place and bring back the baby

We will perform the purifying ceremony on our own

I request you gentlemen...

to have mercy on the baby. Let him be where he is

My wife's looking after him as if she had borne him...

We've shown you the way

"If you want your safety, get up and go like a nice man"

"Or else, we know how to get things done"

All right. As you gentlemen wish

Hurry up. It's getting late. We've got work to do

They're taking my baby away...

Stop them...! - Get a hold on yourself

"My parents, my brother, my son... they've all left me"

My son has left me...

There is a letter from Rajjo's husband. She is pregnant

You go to Rathoval to bring Rajjo...

and take Lajo with you

She will stay for some days in her house

Yes.

Go straight to Rathoval and come back

Yes

There is no need to stray here or there

Yes

You must be reading newspapers

I don't have to tell you that the atmosphere is not good...

Yes.

Hamida... Hamida...

I am here

How are you? - I am fine

May you live long. May God grant all your wishes

I will bring buttermilk for you

Later. First sit. I want to talk to you.

What is it?

In a couple of days my sister is coming.

After paying her respects at Baba-Shah's shrine...

she has to go to a nearby village for the treatment of her eyes

So what is the problem...?

"If it was a matter of couple of days, I would have gone"

But it may take 10 to 15 days there

Rahim's wife does not take care of me...

where shall she tend to my sister?

That's why I came to you to request you to help me

She is a poor widow with no one of her own

Where does that doctor live?

"Not any doctor. There is a small well, which is blessed by Saints"

It's a belief that washing your eyes regularly with the well's water cures...

all ailments

Where is that well?

There is a nearby village called Rathoval. A Saint lives there

He has made staying arrangements for the pilgrims near the well

But... what are you thinking? - Nothing

I will go with her

"Parting apart of hands cannot break relations..."

"With lapse of time... those moments cannot be forgotten"

We have reached Saint's abode

"Friends have fallen apart... I pray that friendship remain intact..."

Sister... You've to stay for 13 days for treatment

"Who has not left his footprints behind"

"Don't ask for whereabouts of faithless one"

"Parting apart of hands cannot break relations..."

"Friends have fallen apart... I pray that friendship remain intact"

"Friends have fallen apart I pray that friendship remains intact"

There are still 10 days to go. Why don't you just go around the village?

What is the use even if I go around the village?

"Since you are in the village, you may as well see it"

"Go around the fields, you will feel better"

"If I feel like it, I will go"

"Brother, whose field is this?"

Whom are you searching for? Why don't you ask clearly?

We are visitors staying at Saint's abode

I wanted a few cucumber; that is why I was asking

What is there to ask? Take as many as you want

"My footprints keep sweeping... towards you"

"I am tried of running, chasing rivers of time..."

"Parting apart of hands cannot break relations..."

"Brother, I've got definite information"

"A man has disappeared from Chattoani, his name is Rashid Sheikh"

My daughter. - Yes

The Saint told me that I could go now

Ashraf will arrive tomorrow and then we will go

But mother. I have not yet...

What did you say my little one? You have not completed your sentence

What? - Yes...

Nothing

I thought I could see him at least once

But I have still not seen him

I can't even inquire his name with somebody...

How can I...?

Why is nobody telling me if this is Ramchand's field?

Daughter. Are you all right?

Yes sir. Just feeling little giddy

Are you from Rathoval? - No

I have come here from Sakkadali alongwith my aunt to see the Saint

"I wanted some grain, and wondered if I could meet the owner of the fields"

"Look there, he is Ramchand. Owner of the fields"

Go and ask him. He is a very kind man

"If at all you ask him for grains, don't be miserly"

"Now that it's harvesting time, you all have to work very hard. Take more men"

Excuse me

Look madam

Who are you? What has happened to you?

Is their any problem Madam?

Anybody there?

Can I do anything for you?

"Mother, I have come"

Rajjo... let's go my daughter... we are getting late

Coming mother... - Mother

Lajo

"Mother, where is brother? - Patience my dear"

Long live my son

Brother - How are you Rajjo?

Brother

Lajo. How are you?

Don't say anything

Let me feel the silence of my brother

"You silly girl, you will never change"

And I won't

Now tell me when will this exile be over

When I find my beloved?

Tell me about yourself

I am with my husband

"but for me too, it is an exile"

I cannot say with certainty

But I have a feeling that she was Puro

Didn't you stop her?

I did shout for her

I wish I could stop her

Perhaps she has lost faith in her own fate

"Even otherwise, with what right could I stop her?"

"Now you tell me, do you have any information?"

There is news of a man disappearing. Maybe this is the same man who...

Trilok...

"What is this, I hear you are talking of leaving day-after-tomorrow"

"Sir, father wanted us to return today itself"

But I have some important work that is why...

Stop... Stop... there... that is Rashid's field

Are you sure? - Yes it is

Aslam

What happened?

My cousin has come from the village

From Chattoani? - Yes

So early in the morning? Anything wrong?

He says there were piles of our harvested crops...

tonnes of them

Then...

Somebody has burnt them

What?

The entire crop has been destroyed. - Did someone do it deliberately?

Looks like that

Who could be your enemy?

"I am going to Chattoani, will be back soon"

Have your milk. - I don't feel like it

"Uncle, tell me if you suspect anyone"

Who is he?

I am ruined

Come...

Sir he is Rashid Sheikh. - Do you suspect anyone?

How can I suspect anyone sir?

I mean any enmity with anyone?

"No Sir, can't say anything"

You mean to say that somebody burnt your fields just for fun?

If we come to know anything we will inform you

"Look, I hope you people are not up to creating riots"

"Sir, as it is we have been looted"

Okay

"If you have doubt on anybody, come to the Police station..."

to lodge a complaint. - Yes sir

Why are you showing your anger on food?

We are only telling you to eat your food and go

It is not like that Uncle. If I miss the afternoon bus...

I won't be able to reach home even by evening

"Hamida will be worried, as I had told her that I will..."

Forget what has happened and think of the future

"Uncle, I understand that it was a joint brop and to make good your losses..."

I will not take my share of crops for the net two years

I also have some cash with me. If you want...

"Dear brother, you think of your loss. Today he has only burnt your fields"

"In future, he can cause more harm. - Why are you repeating the same thing?"

There is only suspicion but no proof that it was Hamida's brother...

who set the fields on fire

"But my son, on the basis of suspicion..."

"we can at least file a complaint, so that the police is alert"

"God forbid, if some other calamity occurs we could not be held responsible"

For God's sake. Stop all this. I am fed up of...

You seem to be very sympathetic towards the culprit

"If somebody had kidnapped your sister, what would you have done?"

I have committed a sin... I have...

I deem to suffer in punishment

I am sorry for disobedience. Good bye.

Rashid... brother... listen. - Stop it Aslam

"After all, it's our family matter"

Brother... It is because of you and sister-in-law that I did not say...

anything in front of the police officer

But this issue will spread like wildfire

How many wagging tongues can you control?

"You keep quiet, Aslam"

There is no need to take this issue to the police station.

"Thank God, it's only our field which was set on fire"

"If we encourage it, the entire village will be on fire"

And you... you learn to be patient

And I warn if anybody utters a word about Hindu-Muslim in this respect

Is every thing okay? - Yes... Is food ready?

Yes. I will just serve you

Did you get any news as to who burnt the fields?

No

Why don't you say something? - There is nothing to say

Hamida...

Yes

I heard a rumour

What?

I am not sure if it's true

"It is said, that a stranger had come into the village..."

he did not mi-up with anyone

The villagers suspect that maybe he was your brother

My Brother?

It is not certain but the villagers told me that he was inquiring about me

It's only their suspicion

God knows what lies there in my fate?

"After a long time, somebody thought of me and that too in this manner"

"Who knows, maybe he is responsible for the fire..."

"Maybe, to give vent to his anger he resorted to this revenge"

Before doing that didn't he think even once what effect it would have on me?

He has not forgotten you Puro

His heart must be full of love and pain for you

Maybe it's that pain and anger...

which might have provoked him to light the field on fire

You never know how much agony he must be going through

I hope my brother does not get arrested

Maybe somebody else has set the fields on fire and...

he will be arrested on suspicion

Just a little while ago you were worried about the loss of my crops

and now you are worried about the one who might have destroyed my crops

You are getting angry with me. - No Puro

"For the first time, I am feeling a little bit comfortable"

I am feeling a bit light...

My brother... he must have become a big lawyer

I wish I could see his face just once

In the name of Allah...

Rashid... Are you listening Rashid?

Villagers are piling-up weapons. They are sharpening them

You too get ready

In the name of Allah...

In the name of Allah...

Kill them... take them out...

set it on fire... set it on fire

What is all this happening? - Our country has been divided

Where am I now?

Pakistan is our country now. - And the Hindus here?

They will go back to their country India

"All are the manifestation of the divine life"

And we are all the children of God

Hindus from most villages are going to India

Same killings will take place here as elsewhere

No one can trust anyone

"Whom don't you trust, brother. Muslims?"

If you have so much faith... you stay back

I am going back to India with my family

Uncle! A rioter is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim

Politics is not a poet's imagination

The fact is that Hindus cannot live here any more

Brother. - Ramchand's mother...

Brother give them as much money and gold as they want

I will not allow the common kitchen of Hindus and Muslims to be broken

Stop you... kill him...

Kill him...

"Mother! Open the door, quick"

Ramchand! Your father! - The situation is very bad.

Collect whatever you can lay your hands on! Lajo...

Ramchand... Your father...

"Mother, if we are alive, we will trace him"

"Punjab Boundary Force is here. Hindus going to India, come back"

We are here to help you... don't be scared... come back please

In the name of Allah...

Mother! Mother. - Lajo

Brother!

Help! Save me someone!

Listen!

Who are you! What's happened to you?

Come with me!

In a nearby village there was a camp...

of the Hindus...

awaiting the arrival of the military...

to take them across the border to India

The camp was under the supervision of the army

"But in the night some Muslims would come to the camp, forcibly..."

take away girls...

and would dump them back early morning

For nine consecutive nights...

I was forced to go with different people

"However, last night I dodged one of my captors..."

and ran towards the village

In the morning I did not know what to do and where to go...

that is why I hid myself in sugarcane field...

and spent the whole day hiding and moving from one spot to another

It's a sin to be born as a girl in this era

Who is there?

Salaam - Salaam

Any girl of infidels around the village?

No. - Bye

Excuse me! From which village is this caravan coming?

From Rathoval! Do you have any relation there?

"Listen, it's evening, going further is not safe."

We will camp here only

Punjab Boundary Force is there to help you

All the villagers are selling provisions to the Caravan.

Maybe this way even I can see Ramchand one last time

Hurry up! Lest other villagers will sell grains to the people in caravan

Don't be modest in demanding price and insist on jewellery instead of cash

Today's currency may not be valid tomorrow

Do you have jewellery! Give us that.

You don't have jewellery! We want that...

Will you have water please?

Do you need some grains?

Yes. - Keep money ready

In a short while I will get grains

Puro!

The caravan will leave early morning. We must leave her there during the night

If she reaches the caravan safely - I will be relieved

Should I come?

It's good that people still trust women

"If you go along with her, people will comment"

"Even otherwise, she is a victim of men."

"If we miss this opportunity, you never know when she would go"

God willing. Everything will be okay

Come... hurry

Sit down

I have packed flour and oil

Aren't you Puro?

You still want to ask?

"Look, I am leaving this poor girl with you. Take her along with you"

Maybe in India she'll find her parents

Any news about my parents?

They never came back after the marriage

Marriage? Whose marriage?

"After your disappearance, your younger sister got married to my..."

Uncle's son and your brother got married to my sister

"After that, they never came back"

That means Rajjo must be in this caravan.

No! Recently your brother Trilok had come. He had left his wife in her...

parents' house and took Rajjo with him. Had she been here...

What do you mean ' had she been here'?

Why don't you speak? What...

My sister has been kidnapped by rioters

You mean my brother's wife?

Yes - How?

"When we fled home, she was with us"

"But in a sudden attack on our caravan..."

she was kidnapped in front of my eyes

Is her name Lajo? - Yes.

I heard this from mother at the time of engagement

Puro... Try to locate Lajo

I'm not sure whether she is dead or alive

Her name is tattooed on her arm

Write to me at Sakkadali's address. Write me your address also...

I will inform you if I get any news about Lajo

You! Who are you and where are you going?

I had come to sell grains...

How much have you sold? Show me the money

Here... bye

You take rest now. I will stand guard

O' my beloved country...

O' my beloved country...

"Your lap is divided, your breast bisected, your daughters ravaged..."

your sons perished...

O' my beloved country...

"Who will look after you, tend to your fields?"

Who will plant the green of trees?

"Those evil have already slaughtered the shades of trees"

"How will you flourish, if not for us?"

Don't haunt us if you send us away

"Farewell, O' my country, farewell for ever"

O' my beloved country

Trilok!

Have pity on me. Till now I haven't asked you for anything

Just find the whereabouts of Lajo

You met Ramchand earlier in Rathoval! Didn't you!

Yes

I swear Puro!

I will try my best! Maybe that will redeem me of my sins

Aren't these goods plundered?

No sir! Who will loot shoes?

You are right! Where there are girls and other expensive things to loot...

who will bother about shoes?

I have heard in Rathoval there are girls of the infidels?

God is above us! Only He can decide

It is no laughing matter. Father of the Nation has ordered to release all...

Hindu girls. Police are searching each and every village

"In exchange of one Hindu girl to India, one Muslim girl will be sent here"

You are assuming as if I have hidden some girls in my house

Haven't the boys of Rathoval hidden girls in their houses?

Please tell the elders of the village to trace the girls...

and inform the Government in the interest of the village

I am definite of Lajo being in Rathoval and it is possible...

that the one who kidnapped Lajo has also grabbed her house

It's only by living in Rathoval that we can trace her. But the problem is...

I do not know anyone there

Why don't we go and stay at the Saint's in Rathoval for some days?

Nobody will suspect and I can go to the village pretending...

to sell bedsheets from door to door and try to locate Lajo

Bedsheets for sale... Bedsheets for sale...

"Old lady, you want bedsheets? - No."

"Bedsheets for sale... Bedsheets... Grandma, you want bedsheets?"

No... I don't. - It's very cheap

But... - Won't you go away?

Bedsheets for sale

Very clever women! Right now you were saying prices are dirt cheap and now

It's not plundered stuff. I made it with my own hands

Do you think we are short of bedsheets in the village?

First you gatecrash in the house and then show tantrums?

Forget that! Whatever you wish you give me - OK

Very clever! A little leniency and you want to take advantage

Everyone knows that people in Rathoval have acquired a lot leftover...

stuff of the infidels. My bad luck I still have to sell bedsheets

Shut up. It is the luck of the favored ones

What you got as your share? - Why you want to know?

"If you want to sell something, tell me, I will get you a good price"

"By the way, this house also belongs to infidels..."

Will you go away or...

Forgive me if I said something wrong. If you need me... Just tell

I come in this area every day. Okay... I'm leaving

All the Hindus of the village went into a big mansion

There they stored huge quantity of grains

One day all the villagers attacked the mansion...

broke open locks of all the houses and became owners of that house

Whoever had the strength became the owner

But in Rathoval there are not too many big mansions

You have not seen runaway Ramchand's Mansion

It is in possession of my cousin brother

In that case your brother must have reaped a big harvest. Help me sell...

some bedsheets to him. God will bless you

"Ask anyone about Ramchand's house. If possible, I will show you the house"

Did you arouse anybody's suspicion? - No

Now?

Tomorrow I will again go to Ramchand's house and see...

how long the old lady refuses me entry

No. Don't be in a hurry. If needed we will stay a little longer

Oh God! I told you we don't need anything

Amma - If you don't like don't buy. What's wrong in having a look?

Thank God! Can I have a glass of water? I'm thirsty since morning

Forget water you can have 'Buttermilk'. But why don't you go...

and sell your goods in town?

There people don't make cloth

In villages everyone does. Good soul - Get her a glass of buttermilk

My God! Your daughter... Is she all right?

Well...

Get me some salt

"Come, I will feel your pulse. You look so pale"

Get her some Magician's Band to make her normal

She doesn't even talk to my son

"I have such a Magician's Band, wearing which..."

she will bloom like a flower

"Whatever you demand I'll give you, but get me that band"

No big deal. God willing I will come tomorrow itself with it

Now you know the best

How do we proceed?

The way you picked me up on the horse...

show the same bravery this time also

That's not difficult. But after that what?

We will think about that later. You never know

Ramchand may write a letter at Sakkadali's address

As God wills!

Amma!

Isn't Amma in?

She has gone to the fields

"You are Lajo, aren't you ...my sister-in-law?"

You are Puro - Yes...!

Look be careful... before somebody comes listen to me

I don't know anything You just take me away

"Precisely, that is what I have come for. Now listen to me"

"Take me away. All my life, I will be your slave"

Where will I take you... Where? Now listen carefully

If you don't take me I will die of agony

Don't be a fool

Tell me when do you go out?

The old lady does not allow me. - But to the fields

She accompanies me - Listen!

Today is Moonless night. You come to the outside well where my...

my... husband will be ready with the mare

But how will I come out?

When everybody goes to sleep take a chance and come out

"That man... at least he drinks. Somehow, I will make him drunk"

But what about the old lady who sleeps in the courtyard?

Doesn't she take drugs?

I haven't seen. - But somehow you reach there

But I don't know your husband. If you also...

He will somehow manage to take you but together...

we will not succeed. Both of us will be caught.

But I haven't seen him yet.

Have faith in me and look at this for your satisfaction

I will give him a ring of mine. You can see it for his identification

If I fail to make it this night?

"Then tomorrow, for three nights he will wait for you"

There are some noises around. Maybe somebody is coming

Make this excuse of Magician's Band...

you take me out every day and one day we will...

No! That way we will arouse suspicion

I want him to take you out of the village and even after that...

I will make rounds of the village so that nobody suspects me

I am really scared. If somebody...

Then what is there in our destiny will happen

I will be a burden on you?

This is no time for these talks. I must go

It's good the old lady has not seen me today

Puro please take me with you

Tonight... midnight... don't delay it till tomorrow

"Tonight... midnight don't delay it till tomorrow"

Be careful

How did Puro know about my whereabouts?

"I didn't even ask her. Well, where was the time"

Today it's very cold. I have laid your bed inside. Go in and lie down

It seems even before tying the Magician's Band...

its showing its effects on her

Should I get you more?

"Today, you will serve me. Go bring some more"

Sister!

Are you Lajo?

My identification?

"Allahditta's keep has disappeared, aunty"

My God! How is that possible?

"Surprising. In the village around, there is not a single Hindu and..."

why would a Muslim do that?

You are right

What happened?

Not even a dead body is to be found here

Did you see that wretched girl?

Who...? Where is your daughter-in-law?

That desperate girl has run away - My God! With whom...

I had brought a Magician's band for her

To hell with the band... Maybe she is taken away by some ghosts

What are you talking? Who in this village will take her?

She must have gone to the fields

No look! It's already mid-day and she...

But she's not a loaf of bread for someone to carry her away

"Exactly, who knows... she must have drowned in a well or fallen in a pit"

I have searched all the villages. There is no trace of her body

Forget that! Why are you worried? Some ghosts might have taken her

I believe she must have got up and walked out of the house

when some wild animal might have taken her away

But there are hardly any wild animals around the village

"For us, thieves might have taken her. But you eat something"

Okay! May God be with you! I am going now.

Listen! Who are you?

Who is she? She is a bedsheet seller

But I have never seen her before

This poor girl comes selling every day

Which is your village?

"Nearby village. Roaming around villages, I make some money"

Are you a Hindu or a Muslim?

Brother! What's the plan? Now you want to keep her in your house

What are you talking? Where are Hindus in this village?

Hindus name is not written on anybody's forehead

"I will clear your doubts. Look here, my name is Hamida"

Please go! He has gone crazy

"Never mind! If I get to know about anything, I will inform you"

A caravan of Rathoval had passed through this village...

Did you see that?

I met your brother also. That's how I came to know about you

Are you telling the truth? - Yes

But how did you recognize him? You had never seen him before?

I had met him earlier also

Where?

In Rathoval.

The same day I came to know that my younger sister also got married

And I did not get any news about it

Even dead are remembered

They solemnize their death anniversary. But nobody bothered about me

Does anybody remember me?

Your mother cries a lot remembering you

And my father? - He also misses you

I pity my mother. Her daughter is as good as dead...

and now... even daughter-in-law

When you go there tell my mother to see my face as long as I am alive

Where will I go?

"You will go there, to your husband, to your brother"

"No sister! I am finished, now who will accept me?"

No Lajo! As long as I am alive. I will not allow injustice to you

What is your fault? - What was your fault?

Your people have not called you till now

That is a different matter altogether

How can your case be different? Did you come on your own?

"Yes Lajo but at that time, I was alone. My parents did not have the courage..."

to face people and they suppressed their parental emotions

Today not one but everyone is effected

"No Sister. If I was lucky, than this calamity would not have befallen on me"

Nobody will come to take me

I assure you your brother will write

We will give him your address and he will take you back

"Today nobody is complaining, everyone is accepting..."

"back his or her sisters and daughters. Rashid told me, people from India..."

have also come in search of their kith and kin

Some ladies have even given birth to children

Earlier they were crying for one. Now they will be crying for two

I will not go anywhere. How will I face them?

I will serve you and eat whatever's there

Don't humiliate me Lajo

"This is your own house, but, they will definitely accept you"

I will somehow make them accept you

Are you happy here?

"I'm telling you at the back of Rashid, that after the first crime he committed..."

he has not uttered a single foul word to me

"If he was not with me, how could I have traced you"

He came to rescue me endangering his own life

"If that demon had come to know of it, he would have burnt both of us"

"These people don't burn, they just bury"

Can I ask you something? - Yes

Do you still love my brother?

"It is late in the night, go to sleep"

"Sir, going directly into the village can create problems"

It's better we call him outside the village under some pretext

"Rashid Uncle! Uncle, he wants to meet you"

He gave me this coin also... Okay... now I am going

Can I meet him alone? - Okay

Puro... Lajo...

Is everything okay?

"Come, sit near me"

Not there. Net to me

Has that old lady of Rathoval come to know of Lajo?

Today Ramchand had come

Here? - Yes

Accompanied by some Indian and Pakistani soldiers

They are looking out for lost girls in villages and cities

Ramchand met me alone

Has he really come to take me?

"Silly girl, for what else would he be here?"

Has he come alone?

"Right now, yes. But you don't worry"

Your people will accept you with grace and dignity

I was sure Ramchand would come

Hearing of your name he was emotionally charged...

and could not contain his tears

Even I became very emotional

I have explained to him properly

"If we hand you over at this place, the entire village will get to know"

And who knows this news may spread to Rathoval

I advised him to go back to Lahore and I will take Lajo to Lahore

There I will hand over to them. - This is a very wise move

Third day from today we will be there and he will also call Puro's brother...

from Amritsar so that Puro can also meet her brother

All the people coming from India are...

sternly warned against consumption of alcohol

"Sir, there is no such name here"

If she comes please inform her...

that her brother Ramchand is here in the cantonment

I will be grateful for that

If any Indian has any problem or complaint regarding their...

"wives and daughters, they can contact..."

Begum Tasadook-Hasan-Jahan-Aara-Nawaz and Begum Liyaquat Ali

Both of them are present in the camp right now

If madam Mridula Sarabhai is present in the camp...

please report to the District Magistrate's Office

Name? - Kartar Singh.

"Look Brother. Never ill-treat Lajo, not even unwittingly"

Never...

Indians going across the Border get ready. The lorry is ready to leave

I am indeed indebted to you

I will never forget your favour

If possible please forgive me

Look Puro. Listen to me...

All Hindu girls are returning to their homes

"If you wish, Ramchand is still willing to marry you"

He realizes your misfortune and you can start life afresh

No one will come to know

"Brother, Lajo is coming home. You think in her Puro has also come"

Rashid...

Rashid...

"Puro, you go back to your country among your own people"

"Rashid, now only you are my truth"

For me this is my home Rashid

This is my abode

Let her go. Let's not separate her from her house all over again

Hindus going across the Border get ready. Lorry is about to leave

Close it

"Whether a girl is Hindu or Muslim, if she is rehabilitated in life..."

that is rehabilitation of Puro and her soul